vitamin K
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- noun
- /ˈvaɪtəmɪn keɪ/
- Specialized
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vitamina K
- It works by blocking the effects of vitamin K, a vitamin important to blood clot formation.
- vitamin K antagonists
- VKA = vitamin K
- vitamin K antagonists increase
Examples
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And they also gave the vitamin K to her daughter.
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It means you're deficient in vitamin K.
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There was no note of vitamin K administration in the records.
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There are oral vitamin K preparations available if it is decided that the baby really needs something.
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Do you have any more information on the link between delayed cord cutting and vitamin K levels?
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If you are at risk for osteoporosis, consider adding full-spectrum vitamin K supplementation to your diet.
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For example, ARS studies of vitamin K showed the longstanding recommended levels of this vitamin may have been too low for optimal bone health.
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Since I'm a serious bleeder, my vitamin K dose is high, 5 mg 2x/day along with CFsource softgels.
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Leafy greens like spinach and kale are rich in vitamin K, which is important for healthy bones.
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Many dairy products lack vitamin K, making it essential to choose leafy vegetables for your diet.
Synonyms
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A man-made form of vitamin K that prevents or treats bleeding when the body has too little vitamin K
A vitamin that helps blood form clots, called vitamin K
A vitamin found in green leafy vegetables that helps blood clot and keeps bones strong
A vitamin that dissolves in fat and helps blood to clot
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward compositional label: 'vitamin' + the letter 'K' indicates a specific type or category of vitamin. Knowing the constituents lets a B1 learner infer it is a particular vitamin (the naming pattern vitamin + letter is common cross-linguistically), even if the precise biological roles (blood clotting, bone health) require subject knowledge.
Etymology
Vitamin K comes from the word 'koagulation', an old word for blood 'clotting' used by the scientists who discovered it. So the letter K is a simple memory hook: this vitamin helps blood to 'clot' and keeps bones healthy.